LIVE : DAY 01-Sep.13

Sep.13, 14 & 15, 2023 | 399 Revolution Drive, Somerville, MA

Minimally Invasive and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) in Foregut Disease

8:00 – 8:15 AM  Introduction to Course & Welcome

Charu Paranjape MD, Kumar Krishnan, MD

Redo Foregut Surgery

8:15 – 8:30 AM  Redo Paraesophageal Hernia repair: with mesh vs without mesh 

Ankit Patel, MD

8:30 – 8:45 AM  Redo Paraesophageal Hernia repair: with fundoplication vs without fundoplication

Caitlin Houghton, MD

8:45 – 8:50 AM  Panel discussion

Ankit Patel, Caitlin Houghton, Charu Paranjape, Ali Tavakkoli, Melina Vassiliou

Revision Surgery after Bariatric Surgery

8:50 – 9:05 AM  Paraesophageal hernia after bariatric surgery 

David Spector, MD

9:05 – 9:20 AM  Conversion to RYGB

Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD

9:20 – 9:35 AM  LINX after bariatric surgery

Tom Tsai, MD

9:35 – 9:40 AM  Panel discussion

B. Ramana, Denise Gee, Sarah Samreen, A. Nimeri, Tom Tsai, David Spector

Revision Achalasia Surgery

9:40 – 9:55 AM  POEM after Heller Myotomy

Kevin El-Hayek, MD

9:55 – 10:10 AM  Redo Heller Myotomy

Lana Schumacher, MD

10:10 – 10:15 AM  Panel Discussion

Matt Hutter, Uma Sachdeva, Ozanan Meireles, Lana Schuamacher, Kevin El-Hayek

10:15 – 10:25 AM  Break

10:25 – 10:45 AM  Oropharyngeal strictures/obstruction 

Kumar Krishnan, MD

10:45 – 11:05 AM  POEM in 2023

Amol Bapaye, MD

11:05 – 11:25 AM  GPOEM 

Ji Bang, MD

11:25 AM – 11:45 AM  Case discussion and panel questions

Brenna Casey, Amol Bapaye, Ji Bang, Uzma Siddiqui

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM  Keynote Address (GI)

Uzma Siddiqui, MD

12:15 – 12:30 PM  Wrap up and questions

12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch

 

On-Demand Video #1 8am-12:30pm

 

1:30 – 1:35 PM  Introduction and Welcome

Endoluminal Therapies

1:35 – 1:50 PM  Robotic hernia repair: is one system better than others?

Vivek Bindal, MD

1:50 – 2:05 PM  TIF or concomitant TIF: the pros, the cons, & techniques

Prakash Gatta, MD

2:05 – 2:15 PM  10 minute Panel Discussion

Prakash Gatta, Charu Paranjape, Lana Schumacher, Kevin El-Hayek

Techniques and Role of Gastropexy after Hiatal Closure

2:15 – 2:25 PM  Gastropexy is needed (10 minutes)

Hugh Auchincloss, MD

2:25 – 2:30 PM  Gastropexy is not needed (5 minutes)

Jordan Bohnen, MD

2:30 – 2:35 PM  5 minute Panel Discussion

Sarah Samreen, Charu Paranjape, Hugh Auchincloss, Jordan Bohnen, Pramod Shinde

2:35 – 2:45 PM  Break

Quality Metrics and Outcomes in Foregut Surgery

2:45 – 2:55 PM  QOL and PROMS

Caitlin Houghton, MD

2:55 – 3:05 PM  Video Data Analytics 

Ozanan Meireles, MD

3:05 – 3:15 PM  “How can I be better in my first year of practice?”

Aman Ali, MD

3:15 – 3:30 PM  15 minute Panel Discussion

Caitlin Houghton, Ozanan Meireles, Aman Ali, Charu Paranjape, Melina Vassiliou

3:30 – 3:40 PM  Break

Global Perspectives on Innovative Medicine

3:40 – 4:00 PM  “My surgeon wants a robot to operate on me”

Michael Llewellyn, PA-C, Hany Takla, MD

4:00 – 4:20 PM  How to implement new technology for a team

Denise Gee, MD

4:20 – 4:40 PM  Cost of innovation in healthcare (What is the value proposition)

Elizabeth Lancaster

4:40 – 5:00 PM  Technology for personalized healthcare

Mythili Pathipati, MD

5:00 – 5:15 PM  wrap up and questions

 

1:30 – 5:30 PM  HANDS-ON SESSION ROTATING STATIONS: ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR RESIDENTS  

1:35 – 5:30 PM  HANDS-ON SESSION ROTATING STATIONS: ENDOLUMINAL
  1. POEM
  2. G-POEM
  3. ESD
  4. EMR/RFA
  5. Endoscopic Closure
  6. Z-POEM
6:00 – 8:00 PM  Cocktail Reception (with passed appetizers) at The Row Hotel 

 

On-Demand Video #2 1:30pm-5:15pm